my kids bring out the dress up in EVERYONE!!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
who knew?
so i have never clicked on that little button on my dashboard... "followers." i was so surprised at some of the people that i found that read this. HI! I began this site as a connection to our friends and family that live far away, but it has turned into a fun way to just say what is on my mind too!
as of a couple of weeks ago, i merged my other site with this one which simply means that i will periodically be posting the things that the LORD is teaching me as well. That is a shout out mostly for my PC girls that are missing out on summer bible study! :)
I'd love to hear from some of you that read, but don't comment... I won't write names... yes, i'm talking about YOU! I miss hearing from Ya!! :) I made it easier to write comments on my site. You don't even have to have a google account.... that is for my DAD!! :)
anyway, thanks for reading and spying in on our lives.... we are glad to have you and we hope that you feel encouraged and... occasionally laugh uncontrollably!
as of a couple of weeks ago, i merged my other site with this one which simply means that i will periodically be posting the things that the LORD is teaching me as well. That is a shout out mostly for my PC girls that are missing out on summer bible study! :)
I'd love to hear from some of you that read, but don't comment... I won't write names... yes, i'm talking about YOU! I miss hearing from Ya!! :) I made it easier to write comments on my site. You don't even have to have a google account.... that is for my DAD!! :)
anyway, thanks for reading and spying in on our lives.... we are glad to have you and we hope that you feel encouraged and... occasionally laugh uncontrollably!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
H, I, and J
i haven't posted about our last two verses. i have to say that it has turned into bi-weekly scripture just so that we can slow down a bit, but the kids are still LOVING it and KNOW them all! i have been pleasantly surprised by their memory.... now if those verses would infiltrate our hearts too!!
H was Exodus 20:12 "Honor your father and mother."
i filled a jar with shinny stones and labeled two jars with the kiddos names.
every time they honored mom or dad without having to be asked or told they got to put stones into their glass.
they loved playing with them and hearing them as they were dropped in. however, i only recommend using this activity for a short training period. kids this age have a hard time with volume and i felt like they could not grasp how far away from the top they were (sticker charts show a blank and it is easier for them to tell how much longer).
the letter I was Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." we gazed alot on these two weeks... gazed at flowers, bugs, stars, our skin, the moon, and even animals at the zoo.
we are still on J which is Hebrews 13:8. "Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever." This is a great verse and has been speaking to me in big ways, but i'm having a hard time teaching the concept so that they can understand it. any ideas? please leave me a comment if you have any thoughts!
H was Exodus 20:12 "Honor your father and mother."
i filled a jar with shinny stones and labeled two jars with the kiddos names.
every time they honored mom or dad without having to be asked or told they got to put stones into their glass.
they loved playing with them and hearing them as they were dropped in. however, i only recommend using this activity for a short training period. kids this age have a hard time with volume and i felt like they could not grasp how far away from the top they were (sticker charts show a blank and it is easier for them to tell how much longer).the letter I was Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." we gazed alot on these two weeks... gazed at flowers, bugs, stars, our skin, the moon, and even animals at the zoo.
we are still on J which is Hebrews 13:8. "Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever." This is a great verse and has been speaking to me in big ways, but i'm having a hard time teaching the concept so that they can understand it. any ideas? please leave me a comment if you have any thoughts!
Monday, April 26, 2010
discipline
it is not a fun word, BUT it is soo good for us. with the help of lance, i have begun to get out of my "mother of an infant" stage. after all, Riley is over a year old! :) what that means in this house is earlier bed times, no snooze buttons, longer time in God's word, and exercise. it has been so refreshing to my body and my SOUL!!
lance and i have both taken a challenge to read 30 chapters a week. so we pick a book of the bible (i've chosen I Cor.) and divide it up so that we read 30 chapters that week. for example: i read I Cor. 1-5 for six days last week and this week I am reading 6-10. it helps me in two ways: 1. i become very familiar with the text (almost memorizing it in some parts) and 2. you don't miss much... you see the details, themes, repeated issues, etc.one of my favorite verses so far has been 2:4-5:
"My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on GOD'S POWER!"
as far as exercising goes... that comes much harder for me. i'm simply not motivated and i get bored really quickly. because of my issues, i have a rotating schedule going: wii fit on mondays, bike ride on tuesdays, 30 day shred on wednesdays, bike ride on thursdays, walk on fridays, break on saturdays, walk on sundays. i'm walking and bike riding 2 miles now, but hope to up it soon.... the time is the hard part.Sunday, April 25, 2010
soccer?
fashion statement
+ backward shorts
+ barking orders
+ dancing
+ confused little brother
=a soccer game! HA! :)
Friday, April 23, 2010
livin' it up
at the ZOO!
riley got some cash for his birthday and we used it on a gift that keeps on giving. family passes to the zoo for a full year!
here is the crew (minus three babies) that came to the first of many trips.
allie and her friend maggie
riley got some cash for his birthday and we used it on a gift that keeps on giving. family passes to the zoo for a full year! 
here is the crew (minus three babies) that came to the first of many trips.
allie and her friend maggie
caleb with two of his friends, walker and miller.... and the goat!
check out this HUGE ostrich!!
the big kids are checking out the elephants and giraffes!Thanks to both sets of grandparents for the family passes!! we will be enjoying the zoo LOTS!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)